Keven Stammen Poker Tournament Updates

Level 15 Update: So Close to the Bubble

Oct 30, '10

Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 400 ante

Players Remaining: 28 out of 272

Chip Counts:

1. Chris Hunichen — 660,000
2. Josh Arieh — 500,000
3. Ben Klier — 450,000
4. Keven Stammen — 450,000
5. Jeff Forest — 410,000
6. Mohsin Charania — 400,000
7. Gavin Smith — 340,000
8. Bob Courtney — 280,000
9. Jason Mercier — 280,000
10. Thomas Marcehse — 275,000

Average Chip Count: 250,344

Notable Eliminations:

Brock Parker

Big Hands:

Mizzi vs. Beasley

With a flop of A 9 3 on the table Sorel Mizzi bet 16,300 and Mike Beasely raised all in for 111,000. Mizzi went into the tank for quite some time and eventually mucked. Beasley flipped over A Q as he collected the pot.

Stammen Takes a Hit

UTG+1 was all in and he had UTG covered, who was also all in. Stammen had both of them covered in middle position and he made the call preflop. Their cards:

Stammen: K K
UTG: Q Q
UTG+1: A A

Board: 10 7 3 9 J

Stammen took a slight hit on the hand, UTG+1 was eliminated to take things down to 28 players remaining and UTG close to tripled up on the hand.

Arieh vs. Marchese

The flop read J 9 4 when Thomas Marchese bet 17,000 under the gun and Josh Arieh made the call from the big blind. The 6 fell on the turn and Marchese fired 41,000. Arieh made the call and the river fell 5. This time Arieh bet 40,000 but Marchese decided not to follow and tossed his cards into the muck.

Left In The Deck:

Poker Tweets

Table Pairings

Table 1: Kyle Bowker, Bryan Piccioli

Table 2: Ben Klier, Chris McCormick, Gavin Smith, Hoyt Corkins, Mohsin Charania, Ronald Lee

Table 3: Josh Arieh, Thomas Marchese, Keven Stammen

Table 4: Jason Mercier, Mike Beasley, Sorel Mizzi, Chris Hunichen

Player Tags: Josh Arieh,   Sorel Mizzi,   Keven Stammen,   Mike Beasley,   Thomas Marchese

Level 14 Update: Greenstein and Lederer Busted

Oct 30, '10

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante

Players Remaining: 37 out of 272

Chip Counts:

1. Chris Hunichen — 440,000
2. Josh Arieh — 440,000
3. Keven Stammen — 415,000
4. Ben Klier — 410,000
5. Jeff Forest — 330,000
6. Mohsin Charania — 330,000
7. Hoyt Corkins — 315,000
8. Byron Springer — 280,000
9. Thomas Marcehse — 275,000
10. Lance Steinberg — 265,000

Average Chip Count: 168,837

Notable Eliminations:

Barry Greenstein
Howard Lederer
Jonathan Aguiar
Todd Terry
Christian Harder
Andrew Frankenberger

Big Hands:

Barry Greenstein Eliminated

Barry Greenstein got it all in preflop for the last of his chips (27,400) and Hoyt Corkins called him down. Their cards:

Greenstein: 9 9
Corkins: A K

Board: K J 2 3 3

Greenstein was eliminated on the hand.

Klier Keeps Building his Stack

Three players limped to a K J 2 flop and Ben Klier bet 12,200 from middle position. Ronald Lee check-raised under the gun to 29,000 and Hoyt Corkins got out of the way UTG+1. Klier then reraised 18,200 more and Lee made the call.

The turn fell 9 and Klier bet 42,000. Lee made the call and the 9 fell on the river. Both players checked and Klier flipped over the K Q. Lee said, “I have an 8,” and mucked his hand. Klier climbed above 400,000 with the win.

Stammen vs. Arieh

Three players limped to a Q 10 2 flop and Josh Arieh then bet 9,000 from the cutoff. Thomas Marchese made the call from the small blind and Keven Stammen made the call UTG+1.

Arieh opened the action on turn betting 21,300 after the J hit the table. Marchese mucked and Stammen made the call. The 7 fell on the river and once again Ariah opened the action. He bet 45,000 and Stammen decided to muck. Arieh was up to 440,000 after the hand.

Left In The Deck:

Poker Tweets

Table Pairings

Table 1: Kyle Bowker, Howard Lederer, Bryan Piccioli

Table 2: Ben Klier, Chris McCormick, Gavin Smith, Barry Greenstein, Hoyt Corkins, Mohsin Charania, Ronald Lee

Table 3: Josh Arieh, Thomas Marchese, Keven Stammen

Table 4: Jason Mercier, Todd Terry, Jonathan Aguiar, Mike Beasley

Table 5: Brock Parker, Sorel Mizzi, Chris Hunichen, Christian Harder

Player Tags: Josh Arieh,   Keven Stammen,   Ronald Lee

Keven Stammen Doubles Up

Oct 31, '10

Keven Stammen got the last of his chips (164,000) into the middle preflop and Bryan Piccioli had him covered. Their cards:

Stammen: 3 3
Piccioli: A K

Board: Q 9 3 Q J

Stammen doubled up on the hand and Piccioli was down to 46,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Bryan Piccioli

Ardavan Yazdi Makes a Nice Call to Double Up

Oct 31, '10

The board read 8 6 3 5 9 when Keven Stammen declared he was all in from late position. Ardavan Yazdi was then put on a decision for his tournament life.

He took his time with making the all-n call for 131,000 and then flipped over 8 8. Stammen sheepishly revealed 10 3 and Yazdi collected the pot to double up.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Ardavan Yazdi

Jason Mercier Eliminated in 11th Place ($46,678)

Nov 01, '10

Jason Mercier raised to 35,000 preflop on the button and Keven Stammen reraised all in after getting a count of about 300,000 on Mercier’s stack. Mercier made the all-in call. Their cards:

Mercier: 9 9
Stammen: 10 10

Board: 7 6 5 3 J

Mercier was eliminated in 11th place and he will take home $46,678 in prize money.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Jason Mercier

Keven Stammen Eliminated in Fifth Place ($128,650)

Nov 02, '10

On the first hand back from the break, Keven Stammen moved all in preflop for 580,000 and Dave Inselberg made the call, leaving himself just 5,000 behind. Their cards:

Stammen: A 10
Inselberg: A Q

Board: Q 10 4 3 Q

Stammen was eliminated in fifth place after the hand and he will take home $128,650 in prize money.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen

Keven Stammen Doubles Up

Nov 02, '10

Keven Stammen moved all in preflop for 355,000 and Mohsin Charania reraised behind him all in. Their cards:

Stammen: 8 8
Charania: 7 7

Board: A 4 2 2 5

Stammen doubled up on the hand to 800,000 and Charania was crippled.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Mohsin Charania

Chopped Pot Saves Stammen

Nov 02, '10

Nikolai Yakovenko raised to 60,000 preflop and Thomas Marchese made the call. Keven Stammen moved all in for 135,000 on top. Yakovenko made the call and then Marchese reraised all in. Yakovenko mucked and the two live players turned over their cards:

Marchese: A J
Stammen: A 5

A 6 6 Q 9

The two players chopped up the pot and play continued with Stammen surviving.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Thomas Marchese

Level 15 Update: So Close to the Bubble

Oct 30, '10

Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 400 ante

Players Remaining: 28 out of 272

Chip Counts:

1. Chris Hunichen — 660,000
2. Josh Arieh — 500,000
3. Ben Klier — 450,000
4. Keven Stammen — 450,000
5. Jeff Forest — 410,000
6. Mohsin Charania — 400,000
7. Gavin Smith — 340,000
8. Bob Courtney — 280,000
9. Jason Mercier — 280,000
10. Thomas Marcehse — 275,000

Average Chip Count: 250,344

Notable Eliminations:

Brock Parker

Big Hands:

Mizzi vs. Beasley

With a flop of A 9 3 on the table Sorel Mizzi bet 16,300 and Mike Beasely raised all in for 111,000. Mizzi went into the tank for quite some time and eventually mucked. Beasley flipped over A Q as he collected the pot.

Stammen Takes a Hit

UTG+1 was all in and he had UTG covered, who was also all in. Stammen had both of them covered in middle position and he made the call preflop. Their cards:

Stammen: K K
UTG: Q Q
UTG+1: A A

Board: 10 7 3 9 J

Stammen took a slight hit on the hand, UTG+1 was eliminated to take things down to 28 players remaining and UTG close to tripled up on the hand.

Arieh vs. Marchese

The flop read J 9 4 when Thomas Marchese bet 17,000 under the gun and Josh Arieh made the call from the big blind. The 6 fell on the turn and Marchese fired 41,000. Arieh made the call and the river fell 5. This time Arieh bet 40,000 but Marchese decided not to follow and tossed his cards into the muck.

Left In The Deck:

Poker Tweets

Table Pairings

Table 1: Kyle Bowker, Bryan Piccioli

Table 2: Ben Klier, Chris McCormick, Gavin Smith, Hoyt Corkins, Mohsin Charania, Ronald Lee

Table 3: Josh Arieh, Thomas Marchese, Keven Stammen

Table 4: Jason Mercier, Mike Beasley, Sorel Mizzi, Chris Hunichen

Player Tags: Josh Arieh,   Sorel Mizzi,   Keven Stammen,   Mike Beasley,   Thomas Marchese

Level 14 Update: Greenstein and Lederer Busted

Oct 30, '10

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante

Players Remaining: 37 out of 272

Chip Counts:

1. Chris Hunichen — 440,000
2. Josh Arieh — 440,000
3. Keven Stammen — 415,000
4. Ben Klier — 410,000
5. Jeff Forest — 330,000
6. Mohsin Charania — 330,000
7. Hoyt Corkins — 315,000
8. Byron Springer — 280,000
9. Thomas Marcehse — 275,000
10. Lance Steinberg — 265,000

Average Chip Count: 168,837

Notable Eliminations:

Barry Greenstein
Howard Lederer
Jonathan Aguiar
Todd Terry
Christian Harder
Andrew Frankenberger

Big Hands:

Barry Greenstein Eliminated

Barry Greenstein got it all in preflop for the last of his chips (27,400) and Hoyt Corkins called him down. Their cards:

Greenstein: 9 9
Corkins: A K

Board: K J 2 3 3

Greenstein was eliminated on the hand.

Klier Keeps Building his Stack

Three players limped to a K J 2 flop and Ben Klier bet 12,200 from middle position. Ronald Lee check-raised under the gun to 29,000 and Hoyt Corkins got out of the way UTG+1. Klier then reraised 18,200 more and Lee made the call.

The turn fell 9 and Klier bet 42,000. Lee made the call and the 9 fell on the river. Both players checked and Klier flipped over the K Q. Lee said, “I have an 8,” and mucked his hand. Klier climbed above 400,000 with the win.

Stammen vs. Arieh

Three players limped to a Q 10 2 flop and Josh Arieh then bet 9,000 from the cutoff. Thomas Marchese made the call from the small blind and Keven Stammen made the call UTG+1.

Arieh opened the action on turn betting 21,300 after the J hit the table. Marchese mucked and Stammen made the call. The 7 fell on the river and once again Ariah opened the action. He bet 45,000 and Stammen decided to muck. Arieh was up to 440,000 after the hand.

Left In The Deck:

Poker Tweets

Table Pairings

Table 1: Kyle Bowker, Howard Lederer, Bryan Piccioli

Table 2: Ben Klier, Chris McCormick, Gavin Smith, Barry Greenstein, Hoyt Corkins, Mohsin Charania, Ronald Lee

Table 3: Josh Arieh, Thomas Marchese, Keven Stammen

Table 4: Jason Mercier, Todd Terry, Jonathan Aguiar, Mike Beasley

Table 5: Brock Parker, Sorel Mizzi, Chris Hunichen, Christian Harder

Player Tags: Josh Arieh,   Keven Stammen,   Ronald Lee

Keven Stammen Doubles Up

Oct 31, '10

Keven Stammen got the last of his chips (164,000) into the middle preflop and Bryan Piccioli had him covered. Their cards:

Stammen: 3 3
Piccioli: A K

Board: Q 9 3 Q J

Stammen doubled up on the hand and Piccioli was down to 46,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Bryan Piccioli

Ardavan Yazdi Makes a Nice Call to Double Up

Oct 31, '10

The board read 8 6 3 5 9 when Keven Stammen declared he was all in from late position. Ardavan Yazdi was then put on a decision for his tournament life.

He took his time with making the all-n call for 131,000 and then flipped over 8 8. Stammen sheepishly revealed 10 3 and Yazdi collected the pot to double up.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Ardavan Yazdi

Jason Mercier Eliminated in 11th Place ($46,678)

Nov 01, '10

Jason Mercier raised to 35,000 preflop on the button and Keven Stammen reraised all in after getting a count of about 300,000 on Mercier’s stack. Mercier made the all-in call. Their cards:

Mercier: 9 9
Stammen: 10 10

Board: 7 6 5 3 J

Mercier was eliminated in 11th place and he will take home $46,678 in prize money.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Jason Mercier

Keven Stammen Eliminated in Fifth Place ($128,650)

Nov 02, '10

On the first hand back from the break, Keven Stammen moved all in preflop for 580,000 and Dave Inselberg made the call, leaving himself just 5,000 behind. Their cards:

Stammen: A 10
Inselberg: A Q

Board: Q 10 4 3 Q

Stammen was eliminated in fifth place after the hand and he will take home $128,650 in prize money.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen

Keven Stammen Doubles Up

Nov 02, '10

Keven Stammen moved all in preflop for 355,000 and Mohsin Charania reraised behind him all in. Their cards:

Stammen: 8 8
Charania: 7 7

Board: A 4 2 2 5

Stammen doubled up on the hand to 800,000 and Charania was crippled.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Mohsin Charania

Chopped Pot Saves Stammen

Nov 02, '10

Nikolai Yakovenko raised to 60,000 preflop and Thomas Marchese made the call. Keven Stammen moved all in for 135,000 on top. Yakovenko made the call and then Marchese reraised all in. Yakovenko mucked and the two live players turned over their cards:

Marchese: A J
Stammen: A 5

A 6 6 Q 9

The two players chopped up the pot and play continued with Stammen surviving.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Thomas Marchese

Level 15 Update: So Close to the Bubble

Oct 30, '10

Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 400 ante

Players Remaining: 28 out of 272

Chip Counts:

1. Chris Hunichen — 660,000
2. Josh Arieh — 500,000
3. Ben Klier — 450,000
4. Keven Stammen — 450,000
5. Jeff Forest — 410,000
6. Mohsin Charania — 400,000
7. Gavin Smith — 340,000
8. Bob Courtney — 280,000
9. Jason Mercier — 280,000
10. Thomas Marcehse — 275,000

Average Chip Count: 250,344

Notable Eliminations:

Brock Parker

Big Hands:

Mizzi vs. Beasley

With a flop of A 9 3 on the table Sorel Mizzi bet 16,300 and Mike Beasely raised all in for 111,000. Mizzi went into the tank for quite some time and eventually mucked. Beasley flipped over A Q as he collected the pot.

Stammen Takes a Hit

UTG+1 was all in and he had UTG covered, who was also all in. Stammen had both of them covered in middle position and he made the call preflop. Their cards:

Stammen: K K
UTG: Q Q
UTG+1: A A

Board: 10 7 3 9 J

Stammen took a slight hit on the hand, UTG+1 was eliminated to take things down to 28 players remaining and UTG close to tripled up on the hand.

Arieh vs. Marchese

The flop read J 9 4 when Thomas Marchese bet 17,000 under the gun and Josh Arieh made the call from the big blind. The 6 fell on the turn and Marchese fired 41,000. Arieh made the call and the river fell 5. This time Arieh bet 40,000 but Marchese decided not to follow and tossed his cards into the muck.

Left In The Deck:

Poker Tweets

Table Pairings

Table 1: Kyle Bowker, Bryan Piccioli

Table 2: Ben Klier, Chris McCormick, Gavin Smith, Hoyt Corkins, Mohsin Charania, Ronald Lee

Table 3: Josh Arieh, Thomas Marchese, Keven Stammen

Table 4: Jason Mercier, Mike Beasley, Sorel Mizzi, Chris Hunichen

Player Tags: Josh Arieh,   Sorel Mizzi,   Keven Stammen,   Mike Beasley,   Thomas Marchese

Level 14 Update: Greenstein and Lederer Busted

Oct 30, '10

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante

Players Remaining: 37 out of 272

Chip Counts:

1. Chris Hunichen — 440,000
2. Josh Arieh — 440,000
3. Keven Stammen — 415,000
4. Ben Klier — 410,000
5. Jeff Forest — 330,000
6. Mohsin Charania — 330,000
7. Hoyt Corkins — 315,000
8. Byron Springer — 280,000
9. Thomas Marcehse — 275,000
10. Lance Steinberg — 265,000

Average Chip Count: 168,837

Notable Eliminations:

Barry Greenstein
Howard Lederer
Jonathan Aguiar
Todd Terry
Christian Harder
Andrew Frankenberger

Big Hands:

Barry Greenstein Eliminated

Barry Greenstein got it all in preflop for the last of his chips (27,400) and Hoyt Corkins called him down. Their cards:

Greenstein: 9 9
Corkins: A K

Board: K J 2 3 3

Greenstein was eliminated on the hand.

Klier Keeps Building his Stack

Three players limped to a K J 2 flop and Ben Klier bet 12,200 from middle position. Ronald Lee check-raised under the gun to 29,000 and Hoyt Corkins got out of the way UTG+1. Klier then reraised 18,200 more and Lee made the call.

The turn fell 9 and Klier bet 42,000. Lee made the call and the 9 fell on the river. Both players checked and Klier flipped over the K Q. Lee said, “I have an 8,” and mucked his hand. Klier climbed above 400,000 with the win.

Stammen vs. Arieh

Three players limped to a Q 10 2 flop and Josh Arieh then bet 9,000 from the cutoff. Thomas Marchese made the call from the small blind and Keven Stammen made the call UTG+1.

Arieh opened the action on turn betting 21,300 after the J hit the table. Marchese mucked and Stammen made the call. The 7 fell on the river and once again Ariah opened the action. He bet 45,000 and Stammen decided to muck. Arieh was up to 440,000 after the hand.

Left In The Deck:

Poker Tweets

Table Pairings

Table 1: Kyle Bowker, Howard Lederer, Bryan Piccioli

Table 2: Ben Klier, Chris McCormick, Gavin Smith, Barry Greenstein, Hoyt Corkins, Mohsin Charania, Ronald Lee

Table 3: Josh Arieh, Thomas Marchese, Keven Stammen

Table 4: Jason Mercier, Todd Terry, Jonathan Aguiar, Mike Beasley

Table 5: Brock Parker, Sorel Mizzi, Chris Hunichen, Christian Harder

Player Tags: Josh Arieh,   Keven Stammen,   Ronald Lee

Keven Stammen Doubles Up

Oct 31, '10

Keven Stammen got the last of his chips (164,000) into the middle preflop and Bryan Piccioli had him covered. Their cards:

Stammen: 3 3
Piccioli: A K

Board: Q 9 3 Q J

Stammen doubled up on the hand and Piccioli was down to 46,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Bryan Piccioli

Ardavan Yazdi Makes a Nice Call to Double Up

Oct 31, '10

The board read 8 6 3 5 9 when Keven Stammen declared he was all in from late position. Ardavan Yazdi was then put on a decision for his tournament life.

He took his time with making the all-n call for 131,000 and then flipped over 8 8. Stammen sheepishly revealed 10 3 and Yazdi collected the pot to double up.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Ardavan Yazdi

Jason Mercier Eliminated in 11th Place ($46,678)

Nov 01, '10

Jason Mercier raised to 35,000 preflop on the button and Keven Stammen reraised all in after getting a count of about 300,000 on Mercier’s stack. Mercier made the all-in call. Their cards:

Mercier: 9 9
Stammen: 10 10

Board: 7 6 5 3 J

Mercier was eliminated in 11th place and he will take home $46,678 in prize money.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Jason Mercier

Keven Stammen Eliminated in Fifth Place ($128,650)

Nov 02, '10

On the first hand back from the break, Keven Stammen moved all in preflop for 580,000 and Dave Inselberg made the call, leaving himself just 5,000 behind. Their cards:

Stammen: A 10
Inselberg: A Q

Board: Q 10 4 3 Q

Stammen was eliminated in fifth place after the hand and he will take home $128,650 in prize money.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen

Keven Stammen Doubles Up

Nov 02, '10

Keven Stammen moved all in preflop for 355,000 and Mohsin Charania reraised behind him all in. Their cards:

Stammen: 8 8
Charania: 7 7

Board: A 4 2 2 5

Stammen doubled up on the hand to 800,000 and Charania was crippled.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Mohsin Charania

Chopped Pot Saves Stammen

Nov 02, '10

Nikolai Yakovenko raised to 60,000 preflop and Thomas Marchese made the call. Keven Stammen moved all in for 135,000 on top. Yakovenko made the call and then Marchese reraised all in. Yakovenko mucked and the two live players turned over their cards:

Marchese: A J
Stammen: A 5

A 6 6 Q 9

The two players chopped up the pot and play continued with Stammen surviving.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Thomas Marchese

Level 15 Update: So Close to the Bubble

Oct 30, '10

Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 400 ante

Players Remaining: 28 out of 272

Chip Counts:

1. Chris Hunichen — 660,000
2. Josh Arieh — 500,000
3. Ben Klier — 450,000
4. Keven Stammen — 450,000
5. Jeff Forest — 410,000
6. Mohsin Charania — 400,000
7. Gavin Smith — 340,000
8. Bob Courtney — 280,000
9. Jason Mercier — 280,000
10. Thomas Marcehse — 275,000

Average Chip Count: 250,344

Notable Eliminations:

Brock Parker

Big Hands:

Mizzi vs. Beasley

With a flop of A 9 3 on the table Sorel Mizzi bet 16,300 and Mike Beasely raised all in for 111,000. Mizzi went into the tank for quite some time and eventually mucked. Beasley flipped over A Q as he collected the pot.

Stammen Takes a Hit

UTG+1 was all in and he had UTG covered, who was also all in. Stammen had both of them covered in middle position and he made the call preflop. Their cards:

Stammen: K K
UTG: Q Q
UTG+1: A A

Board: 10 7 3 9 J

Stammen took a slight hit on the hand, UTG+1 was eliminated to take things down to 28 players remaining and UTG close to tripled up on the hand.

Arieh vs. Marchese

The flop read J 9 4 when Thomas Marchese bet 17,000 under the gun and Josh Arieh made the call from the big blind. The 6 fell on the turn and Marchese fired 41,000. Arieh made the call and the river fell 5. This time Arieh bet 40,000 but Marchese decided not to follow and tossed his cards into the muck.

Left In The Deck:

Poker Tweets

Table Pairings

Table 1: Kyle Bowker, Bryan Piccioli

Table 2: Ben Klier, Chris McCormick, Gavin Smith, Hoyt Corkins, Mohsin Charania, Ronald Lee

Table 3: Josh Arieh, Thomas Marchese, Keven Stammen

Table 4: Jason Mercier, Mike Beasley, Sorel Mizzi, Chris Hunichen

Player Tags: Josh Arieh,   Sorel Mizzi,   Keven Stammen,   Mike Beasley,   Thomas Marchese

Level 14 Update: Greenstein and Lederer Busted

Oct 30, '10

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante

Players Remaining: 37 out of 272

Chip Counts:

1. Chris Hunichen — 440,000
2. Josh Arieh — 440,000
3. Keven Stammen — 415,000
4. Ben Klier — 410,000
5. Jeff Forest — 330,000
6. Mohsin Charania — 330,000
7. Hoyt Corkins — 315,000
8. Byron Springer — 280,000
9. Thomas Marcehse — 275,000
10. Lance Steinberg — 265,000

Average Chip Count: 168,837

Notable Eliminations:

Barry Greenstein
Howard Lederer
Jonathan Aguiar
Todd Terry
Christian Harder
Andrew Frankenberger

Big Hands:

Barry Greenstein Eliminated

Barry Greenstein got it all in preflop for the last of his chips (27,400) and Hoyt Corkins called him down. Their cards:

Greenstein: 9 9
Corkins: A K

Board: K J 2 3 3

Greenstein was eliminated on the hand.

Klier Keeps Building his Stack

Three players limped to a K J 2 flop and Ben Klier bet 12,200 from middle position. Ronald Lee check-raised under the gun to 29,000 and Hoyt Corkins got out of the way UTG+1. Klier then reraised 18,200 more and Lee made the call.

The turn fell 9 and Klier bet 42,000. Lee made the call and the 9 fell on the river. Both players checked and Klier flipped over the K Q. Lee said, “I have an 8,” and mucked his hand. Klier climbed above 400,000 with the win.

Stammen vs. Arieh

Three players limped to a Q 10 2 flop and Josh Arieh then bet 9,000 from the cutoff. Thomas Marchese made the call from the small blind and Keven Stammen made the call UTG+1.

Arieh opened the action on turn betting 21,300 after the J hit the table. Marchese mucked and Stammen made the call. The 7 fell on the river and once again Ariah opened the action. He bet 45,000 and Stammen decided to muck. Arieh was up to 440,000 after the hand.

Left In The Deck:

Poker Tweets

Table Pairings

Table 1: Kyle Bowker, Howard Lederer, Bryan Piccioli

Table 2: Ben Klier, Chris McCormick, Gavin Smith, Barry Greenstein, Hoyt Corkins, Mohsin Charania, Ronald Lee

Table 3: Josh Arieh, Thomas Marchese, Keven Stammen

Table 4: Jason Mercier, Todd Terry, Jonathan Aguiar, Mike Beasley

Table 5: Brock Parker, Sorel Mizzi, Chris Hunichen, Christian Harder

Player Tags: Josh Arieh,   Keven Stammen,   Ronald Lee

Keven Stammen Doubles Up

Oct 31, '10

Keven Stammen got the last of his chips (164,000) into the middle preflop and Bryan Piccioli had him covered. Their cards:

Stammen: 3 3
Piccioli: A K

Board: Q 9 3 Q J

Stammen doubled up on the hand and Piccioli was down to 46,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Bryan Piccioli

Ardavan Yazdi Makes a Nice Call to Double Up

Oct 31, '10

The board read 8 6 3 5 9 when Keven Stammen declared he was all in from late position. Ardavan Yazdi was then put on a decision for his tournament life.

He took his time with making the all-n call for 131,000 and then flipped over 8 8. Stammen sheepishly revealed 10 3 and Yazdi collected the pot to double up.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Ardavan Yazdi

Jason Mercier Eliminated in 11th Place ($46,678)

Nov 01, '10

Jason Mercier raised to 35,000 preflop on the button and Keven Stammen reraised all in after getting a count of about 300,000 on Mercier’s stack. Mercier made the all-in call. Their cards:

Mercier: 9 9
Stammen: 10 10

Board: 7 6 5 3 J

Mercier was eliminated in 11th place and he will take home $46,678 in prize money.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Jason Mercier

Keven Stammen Eliminated in Fifth Place ($128,650)

Nov 02, '10

On the first hand back from the break, Keven Stammen moved all in preflop for 580,000 and Dave Inselberg made the call, leaving himself just 5,000 behind. Their cards:

Stammen: A 10
Inselberg: A Q

Board: Q 10 4 3 Q

Stammen was eliminated in fifth place after the hand and he will take home $128,650 in prize money.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen

Keven Stammen Doubles Up

Nov 02, '10

Keven Stammen moved all in preflop for 355,000 and Mohsin Charania reraised behind him all in. Their cards:

Stammen: 8 8
Charania: 7 7

Board: A 4 2 2 5

Stammen doubled up on the hand to 800,000 and Charania was crippled.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Mohsin Charania

Chopped Pot Saves Stammen

Nov 02, '10

Nikolai Yakovenko raised to 60,000 preflop and Thomas Marchese made the call. Keven Stammen moved all in for 135,000 on top. Yakovenko made the call and then Marchese reraised all in. Yakovenko mucked and the two live players turned over their cards:

Marchese: A J
Stammen: A 5

A 6 6 Q 9

The two players chopped up the pot and play continued with Stammen surviving.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Thomas Marchese

Stammen vs. Brady

Oct 25, '10

The board read 9 8 5 6 3 and 2,500 sat in the pot when Matt Brady bet 1,700 from the button. Keven Stammen raised 4,000 on top from late position and Brady made the call. Stammen flipped over 10 7 for the straight and Brady mucked.

Player Tags: Matt Brady,   Keven Stammen

Tony Balahood Busted by Keven Stammen

Oct 26, '10

Tony Balahood moved all in preflop under the gun for 11,300 and Keven Stammen made the call from the big blind. Their cards:

Stammen: 10 8
Balahood: J 3

Board: 9 8 5 7 7

Balahood was eliminated on the hand and Stammen grabbed his chips.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen

Keven Stammen Eliminated in 18th Place ($26,882)

Oct 27, '10

Keven Stammen got the last of his chips into the middle preflop and Shannon Shorr made the call. Their cards:

Stammen: A K
Shorr: Q Q

Board: K Q 6 5 Q

Stammen was eliminated in 18th place and he will take home $26,882 in prize money.

Player Tags: Shannon Shorr,   Keven Stammen

Stammen vs. Brady

Oct 25, '10

The board read 9 8 5 6 3 and 2,500 sat in the pot when Matt Brady bet 1,700 from the button. Keven Stammen raised 4,000 on top from late position and Brady made the call. Stammen flipped over 10 7 for the straight and Brady mucked.

Player Tags: Matt Brady,   Keven Stammen

Tony Balahood Busted by Keven Stammen

Oct 26, '10

Tony Balahood moved all in preflop under the gun for 11,300 and Keven Stammen made the call from the big blind. Their cards:

Stammen: 10 8
Balahood: J 3

Board: 9 8 5 7 7

Balahood was eliminated on the hand and Stammen grabbed his chips.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen

Keven Stammen Eliminated in 18th Place ($26,882)

Oct 27, '10

Keven Stammen got the last of his chips into the middle preflop and Shannon Shorr made the call. Their cards:

Stammen: A K
Shorr: Q Q

Board: K Q 6 5 Q

Stammen was eliminated in 18th place and he will take home $26,882 in prize money.

Player Tags: Shannon Shorr,   Keven Stammen

Stammen vs. Brady

Oct 25, '10

The board read 9 8 5 6 3 and 2,500 sat in the pot when Matt Brady bet 1,700 from the button. Keven Stammen raised 4,000 on top from late position and Brady made the call. Stammen flipped over 10 7 for the straight and Brady mucked.

Player Tags: Matt Brady,   Keven Stammen

Tony Balahood Busted by Keven Stammen

Oct 26, '10

Tony Balahood moved all in preflop under the gun for 11,300 and Keven Stammen made the call from the big blind. Their cards:

Stammen: 10 8
Balahood: J 3

Board: 9 8 5 7 7

Balahood was eliminated on the hand and Stammen grabbed his chips.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen

Keven Stammen Eliminated in 18th Place ($26,882)

Oct 27, '10

Keven Stammen got the last of his chips into the middle preflop and Shannon Shorr made the call. Their cards:

Stammen: A K
Shorr: Q Q

Board: K Q 6 5 Q

Stammen was eliminated in 18th place and he will take home $26,882 in prize money.

Player Tags: Shannon Shorr,   Keven Stammen

Event No. 56 ($2,500 no-limit hold’em) Begins at 5 p.m. on Friday

Jul 02, '10

Event No. 56 ($2,500 no-limit hold’em) at the 2010 World Series of Poker will begin at 5 p.m. PDT on Friday, July 2. Players will begin with 7,500 in tournament chips and blinds will begin at 25-50. Levels will be 60-minutes long and there will be a 20-minute break after every two levels. There will be a 60-minute dinner break after level 4 on day 1. Here is a look at the schedule for the event:

Friday, July 2, noon: Day 1 (play 8 levels)
Saturday, July 3, 3 p.m.: Day 2 (play down to final table or through 10 levels)
Sunday, July 4, 3 p.m.: Final Table

In 2009 this event attracted 1,088 players and the tournament was won by Keven Stammen, who took home $506,786 in prize money. CardPlayer.com will bring you a summary of the action at the dinner break and end of play each day for this event.

Here are some of the twitter accounts of the players who will be playing in this tournament.

David Plastik
Carter King
David Sands
Jason Potter
Phil Collins
Gavin Griffin
Josh Brikis

Player Tags: Keven Stammen

Level 3 Hour 2 Update: Deeb, Vos Eliminated

Jul 03, '09

Blinds: 150-300

Chip Counts:

1. Dragan Galic – 110,000
2. Jeff Williams – 100,000
3. Jeremy Ausmus – 88,000
4. Radek Stockner – 88,000
5. Eli Elezra – 84,300
6. Keven Stammen – 74,000
7. Bryan Colin – 72,000
8. Michael Kamran – 72,000
9. Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 40,000
10. Barry Shulman – 30,000

Notable Eliminations:

Freddy Deeb, Matt Glantz, Nelly, Chris Moorman, Mark Vos, Gabe Kaplan

Big Hands:

Freddy Deeb Busted By Keven Stammen

Three players were in a pot that saw a flop of KQ4 hit the felt. Keven Stammen fired 2,200 and Freddy Deeb made the call, as did another player. The turn was the 10 and everyone checked. The river was the Q and Deeb led out with 6,000. The other player in the hand folded, but Stammen repopped it to 37,000 total. Deeb only had 11,000 behind and made the call.

Deeb then tabled AJ for a Broadway straight, but Stammen showed KQ for a full house and Deeb’s main event was over.

Chris Moorman Gone

The player in the small blind limped in and Chris Moorman moved all in. The small blind called and the players tabled their hands.

Small Blind: AK
Moorman: JJ

Board: A4437

Moorman was outflopped and could not catch up the rest of the way and his main event was cut short on day 1.

Mark Vos Ousted

Mark Vos raised to 700 preflop and action folded around to Peter Hedlund. He reraised to 3,000 and Vos came back over the top, moving in for 8,450. Hedlund called and showed down AK. Vos tabled QQ and things were looking good for Vos. But the turn brought another ace to the party and Vos couldn’t hit his set on the river and he was eliminated.

Jerry Yang Doubles Up

A player in middle position raised to 850 and Jerry Yang all in 3,925. Action folded around to the middle position player. He made the call and Yang showed KQ. The middle position player showed 22 and the flop fell QQ3.

The player in the big blind then announced that he had folded a deuce. The turn was the K, filling up Yang and the river was the case 2. Yang doubled to 8,000.

Prerry Friedman Cracks Aces, Eliminates Opponent

Perry Friedman took a flop heads up against his opponent and the flop fell 998. After a series of bets and raises all of the money got in and the cards were turned face up.

Friedman showed K9, which was miles ahead of the AA of his opponent. The turn was the 7 and the river was the 8, giving Friedman a full house and the pot.

Nines Are No Good For Alexander

Jason Alexander raised from the hijack position and was called by the small blind. The flop was A104 and both players checked. The turn was the 6 and the small blind checked again.

Alexander decided it was time to bet and put out 1500 into the middle. He was met with a check-raise to 3500 from the small blind. After some thought, Alexander put in the call. The river was the 8 and both players checked.

Alexander tabled the 99, but the small blind turned over AQ and took the pot.

Veldhuis With A Stone Cold Bluff

Over at the feature table, the flop came down 432 and the action was checked to Lex Veldhuis. He fired 2,300 and his opponent made the call. The turn was the 9 and action was checked to Veldhuis again. He fired 6,000 more chips into the pot and his opponent stuck around. The river was the A and action was checked again to Veldhuis. He then moved all in for over 40,000, having his opponent covered. This induced a fold and Veldhuis then tabled K6 for absolutely nothing. He raked in the pot and was at 70,000.

Yang Doubles Up Again

After being moved to a new table, Jerry Yang made it 900 to go preflop and was three-bet by Steve Paul-Ambrose to 2550. Yang called and they saw a flop of 2K8 and Steve Paul-Ambrose put out enough to put Yang all in.

Yang put in the call and said “This is the hand I won the World Series with,” said Yang as he tabled the 88, giving him middle set. Steve Paul-Ambrose showed the 99 and needed to improve to take the pot.

The turn was the K and the 5, doubling up Yang to 17,000.

Player Tags: Perry Friedman,   Peter Hedlund,   Mark Vos,   Jerry Yang,   Jason Alexander,   Freddy Deeb,   Keven Stammen,   Lex Veldhuis,   Chris Moorman

Level 7 Hour 2 Update: Hoyt Corkins Eliminated

Jul 07, '09

Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante

Players Remaining: 3,916 of 6,494

Note: The players have gone on a 90-minute dinner break and will return at 8:10 p.m.

Chip Counts:

1. Samer Rahman – 235,000
2. Greg Mueller – 176,000
3. Coba Cao – 175,100
4. Tom Schneider – 165,000
5. Andy Black – 162,000
6. Kirk Banks – 157,000
7. Jim Bookstaff – 155,000
8. Nick Maimone – 154,000
9. David Sands – 147,000
10. Redmond Lee – 140,000

CardPlayer Chip Counts:

Todd Brunson – 41,000
Ciaran O’Leary – 33,400
Mike Matusow – 20,000

Notable Eliminations:

Hoyt Corkins
Erik Cajelais

Big Hands:

Corkins Gone…Really, He’s Out

Just a few hands after Hoyt Corkins doubled up to over 70,000 he was knocked right out of the main event.

A player in middle position raised to 1,400 and the cutoff made the call. The button also called and the action was on Corkins in the small blind. He shoved for 60,000 more. The middle position player quickly called, having Corkins covered. The other two players mucked.

Corkins then tabled AK and was in deep trouble against the KK of his opponent. The flop came down J1010 and Corkins was actually a favorite to double up. The turn was the 4, dropping those percentages a bit and the J on the river put the final nail in the coffin, sending Corkins out of the main event.

Keven Stammen Knocks One Out

After a flop of K96, 2009 bracelet winner Keven Stammen was facing a bet from his opponent. He raised all in and was called. Stammen turned over Q10 for a gutshot straight draw along with a backdoor flush draw. His opponent showed K5 for top pair and the lead.

The turn changed all that when the J made Stammen’s straight. The river was the K, giving his opponent useless trips and Stammen was over 100,000 with the win.

Cajelais Moves Toward The Exit

After a flop of A108, Cajelais ended up all in after he got in a raising war with Samer Rahman. Cajelais showed A3 for top pair but Rahman showed AQ for the same hand with a better kicker.

The turn was the 6 and the river was the K and Cajelais was out of the main event. Rahman was up to 325,000.

King Nothing

Jimmy Fricke called his opponent’s all in bet of 11,000. The opponent showed A10 and Fricke tabled KK.

If only the hand would have ended there, Fricke could’ve had a knockout under his belt. But the flop fell and brought AAQ, giving the all-in player trips. The turn was the J, giving Fricke a straight draw but eliminating a king as one of his outs. The river was the 9 and Fricke lost the pot. He was at 95,000.

The Wrath Of Thor

A player raised to 1,700 preflop and the action was on Thor Hansen. He reraised to 5,500 and his opponent came right back over the top to 16,000. Hansen then moved all in for 36,000 and his opponent made the call. Hansen then revealed AA and his opponent tabled KK.

The board offered no help to the cowboys and Hansen doubled up to 77,000.

Garrett Can’t Call

Brad Garrett raised to 1,300 preflop and the blinds came along for the ride. The flop came down 826 and the small blind led out for 3,400. Garrett was the only caller and the K came on the turn. The small blind fired 6,000 and Garrett mucked. The small blind then showed 54 for just a flush draw and Garrett was down to 43,000.

We Are Family

Kara Scott limped in preflop for 600 and everyone else at her table did the same. This put more than 5,000 in the pot before the flop.

It then came down A55. Scott took the initiative and bet out 3,000. The eight other players at the table mucked and Scott took a nice little pot. She was around 80,000.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Thor Hansen,   Erik Cajelais,   Jimmy Fricke,   Brad Garrett,   Keven Stammen,   Kara Scott

Level 3 Hour 2 Update: Deeb, Vos Eliminated

Jul 03, '09

Blinds: 150-300

Chip Counts:

1. Dragan Galic – 110,000
2. Jeff Williams – 100,000
3. Jeremy Ausmus – 88,000
4. Radek Stockner – 88,000
5. Eli Elezra – 84,300
6. Keven Stammen – 74,000
7. Bryan Colin – 72,000
8. Michael Kamran – 72,000
9. Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 40,000
10. Barry Shulman – 30,000

Notable Eliminations:

Freddy Deeb, Matt Glantz, Nelly, Chris Moorman, Mark Vos, Gabe Kaplan

Big Hands:

Freddy Deeb Busted By Keven Stammen

Three players were in a pot that saw a flop of KQ4 hit the felt. Keven Stammen fired 2,200 and Freddy Deeb made the call, as did another player. The turn was the 10 and everyone checked. The river was the Q and Deeb led out with 6,000. The other player in the hand folded, but Stammen repopped it to 37,000 total. Deeb only had 11,000 behind and made the call.

Deeb then tabled AJ for a Broadway straight, but Stammen showed KQ for a full house and Deeb’s main event was over.

Chris Moorman Gone

The player in the small blind limped in and Chris Moorman moved all in. The small blind called and the players tabled their hands.

Small Blind: AK
Moorman: JJ

Board: A4437

Moorman was outflopped and could not catch up the rest of the way and his main event was cut short on day 1.

Mark Vos Ousted

Mark Vos raised to 700 preflop and action folded around to Peter Hedlund. He reraised to 3,000 and Vos came back over the top, moving in for 8,450. Hedlund called and showed down AK. Vos tabled QQ and things were looking good for Vos. But the turn brought another ace to the party and Vos couldn’t hit his set on the river and he was eliminated.

Jerry Yang Doubles Up

A player in middle position raised to 850 and Jerry Yang all in 3,925. Action folded around to the middle position player. He made the call and Yang showed KQ. The middle position player showed 22 and the flop fell QQ3.

The player in the big blind then announced that he had folded a deuce. The turn was the K, filling up Yang and the river was the case 2. Yang doubled to 8,000.

Prerry Friedman Cracks Aces, Eliminates Opponent

Perry Friedman took a flop heads up against his opponent and the flop fell 998. After a series of bets and raises all of the money got in and the cards were turned face up.

Friedman showed K9, which was miles ahead of the AA of his opponent. The turn was the 7 and the river was the 8, giving Friedman a full house and the pot.

Nines Are No Good For Alexander

Jason Alexander raised from the hijack position and was called by the small blind. The flop was A104 and both players checked. The turn was the 6 and the small blind checked again.

Alexander decided it was time to bet and put out 1500 into the middle. He was met with a check-raise to 3500 from the small blind. After some thought, Alexander put in the call. The river was the 8 and both players checked.

Alexander tabled the 99, but the small blind turned over AQ and took the pot.

Veldhuis With A Stone Cold Bluff

Over at the feature table, the flop came down 432 and the action was checked to Lex Veldhuis. He fired 2,300 and his opponent made the call. The turn was the 9 and action was checked to Veldhuis again. He fired 6,000 more chips into the pot and his opponent stuck around. The river was the A and action was checked again to Veldhuis. He then moved all in for over 40,000, having his opponent covered. This induced a fold and Veldhuis then tabled K6 for absolutely nothing. He raked in the pot and was at 70,000.

Yang Doubles Up Again

After being moved to a new table, Jerry Yang made it 900 to go preflop and was three-bet by Steve Paul-Ambrose to 2550. Yang called and they saw a flop of 2K8 and Steve Paul-Ambrose put out enough to put Yang all in.

Yang put in the call and said “This is the hand I won the World Series with,” said Yang as he tabled the 88, giving him middle set. Steve Paul-Ambrose showed the 99 and needed to improve to take the pot.

The turn was the K and the 5, doubling up Yang to 17,000.

Player Tags: Perry Friedman,   Peter Hedlund,   Mark Vos,   Jerry Yang,   Jason Alexander,   Freddy Deeb,   Keven Stammen,   Lex Veldhuis,   Chris Moorman

Level 7 Hour 2 Update: Hoyt Corkins Eliminated

Jul 07, '09

Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante

Players Remaining: 3,916 of 6,494

Note: The players have gone on a 90-minute dinner break and will return at 8:10 p.m.

Chip Counts:

1. Samer Rahman – 235,000
2. Greg Mueller – 176,000
3. Coba Cao – 175,100
4. Tom Schneider – 165,000
5. Andy Black – 162,000
6. Kirk Banks – 157,000
7. Jim Bookstaff – 155,000
8. Nick Maimone – 154,000
9. David Sands – 147,000
10. Redmond Lee – 140,000

CardPlayer Chip Counts:

Todd Brunson – 41,000
Ciaran O’Leary – 33,400
Mike Matusow – 20,000

Notable Eliminations:

Hoyt Corkins
Erik Cajelais

Big Hands:

Corkins Gone…Really, He’s Out

Just a few hands after Hoyt Corkins doubled up to over 70,000 he was knocked right out of the main event.

A player in middle position raised to 1,400 and the cutoff made the call. The button also called and the action was on Corkins in the small blind. He shoved for 60,000 more. The middle position player quickly called, having Corkins covered. The other two players mucked.

Corkins then tabled AK and was in deep trouble against the KK of his opponent. The flop came down J1010 and Corkins was actually a favorite to double up. The turn was the 4, dropping those percentages a bit and the J on the river put the final nail in the coffin, sending Corkins out of the main event.

Keven Stammen Knocks One Out

After a flop of K96, 2009 bracelet winner Keven Stammen was facing a bet from his opponent. He raised all in and was called. Stammen turned over Q10 for a gutshot straight draw along with a backdoor flush draw. His opponent showed K5 for top pair and the lead.

The turn changed all that when the J made Stammen’s straight. The river was the K, giving his opponent useless trips and Stammen was over 100,000 with the win.

Cajelais Moves Toward The Exit

After a flop of A108, Cajelais ended up all in after he got in a raising war with Samer Rahman. Cajelais showed A3 for top pair but Rahman showed AQ for the same hand with a better kicker.

The turn was the 6 and the river was the K and Cajelais was out of the main event. Rahman was up to 325,000.

King Nothing

Jimmy Fricke called his opponent’s all in bet of 11,000. The opponent showed A10 and Fricke tabled KK.

If only the hand would have ended there, Fricke could’ve had a knockout under his belt. But the flop fell and brought AAQ, giving the all-in player trips. The turn was the J, giving Fricke a straight draw but eliminating a king as one of his outs. The river was the 9 and Fricke lost the pot. He was at 95,000.

The Wrath Of Thor

A player raised to 1,700 preflop and the action was on Thor Hansen. He reraised to 5,500 and his opponent came right back over the top to 16,000. Hansen then moved all in for 36,000 and his opponent made the call. Hansen then revealed AA and his opponent tabled KK.

The board offered no help to the cowboys and Hansen doubled up to 77,000.

Garrett Can’t Call

Brad Garrett raised to 1,300 preflop and the blinds came along for the ride. The flop came down 826 and the small blind led out for 3,400. Garrett was the only caller and the K came on the turn. The small blind fired 6,000 and Garrett mucked. The small blind then showed 54 for just a flush draw and Garrett was down to 43,000.

We Are Family

Kara Scott limped in preflop for 600 and everyone else at her table did the same. This put more than 5,000 in the pot before the flop.

It then came down A55. Scott took the initiative and bet out 3,000. The eight other players at the table mucked and Scott took a nice little pot. She was around 80,000.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Thor Hansen,   Erik Cajelais,   Jimmy Fricke,   Brad Garrett,   Keven Stammen,   Kara Scott